You may remember Clint Eastwood's speech from last week's Republican National Convention. You know, the one where said he didn't think a lawyer would make a good president.
Well, perhaps Mr. Eastwood would like our list of law school dropouts who made it to the Oval Office anyway.
In some cases, future presidents dropped out of law school and practiced law anyway because they passed the bar.
Woodrow Wilson
Law school: University of Virginia
Why he dropped out: Wilson began law school in 1879, but left in his second year after a cousin he was in love with spurned him, according to the university.
He continued studying law on his own and passed the Georgia bar in 1882, where he quickly grew bored with his life as a lawyer. In 1883, he was admitted to Johns Hopkins University where he received his doctorate in political science and history.
Source: The Miller Center at the University of Virginia
William McKinley
Law school: Albany Law
Why he dropped out: McKinley thought he had prepared enough and was anxious to establish his own practice as he left Albany in the spring of 1867. In March 1867, he was admitted to the bar in Warren, Ohio.
Source: Howard Morgan, "William McKinley and his America."
Lyndon B. Johnson
Law school: Georgetown
Why he dropped out: Johnson had always wanted to pursue a career in politics, and he quit after just a semester at Georgetown Law in 1934. Soon after he joined the National Youth Administration in Texas.
Source: Congress.gov, Robert A. Caro, "The Passage of Power."
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